The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-29


the sale of it. There is nothing iu
such q statement Read what the
Governors of Kansas, Maine. Rhode
Island and Iowa have said. The antis
then meet us with sectional issues, the
bloody shirt. etc followed the Con-
federate flag until the sun went down
upon IL but those differences were
settled with the bayonet, and we are
in our fathers house. / love to preach
tho broad doctrine of Americanism ;
but they meet us with an appeal to our
prejudices. Away with sectionalisln.
M the Queen city of Southland, Attain
ta,whcre the brave dead lie buried, there
is no sectionalism. Capt. Gay, known
here in Dallas, now resident in At
lanta, voted against the prohibition
law of a tlanta, but in speech in
Texas recently he said that though he
had given his voice and vote against
prohibition, he was a prohibitionist
now, made so by the results in Atlanta
since the election; and his vote would
always be for prohibition. He said
that where men formerly were seen
staggering home drunk on Saturday
night theynow gohome with provisions
and clothing; that crime had decreased
80 per cent; that the city's per cent
bonds were floating at par. This re-
port comes from the Southland. the
home of The brave and chivalric
SouthrGn: and still they would meet
us with the cry of seclionalism.
They say we will lose great revenue.
hA w ha
much. Upon all these great moral and
reform questions we are mot with the
same cry. Even if there is small de-
felt, what is that to compare TO the
health, wealth and happiness of a peo
pie? 1 would vote for this amend
ment if knew it would only stop
one saloon and save one young man
from ruin. Applause.
They cry it will injure the poor
man. Mr.. Powderly, the leader
of the Knights of Labor said the path
of The saloon and the honest working
man lay III opposite directions. An
other, the chief of the Engineers AS
ISOLATION says, close up the saloon
on Sunday every day in the year. If
| could start strike that would wipe
out the saloons, | would do it," THE
hearty applause at this point indica,-
ed That there were very many present
in hearty sympathy with the work.
ingnan's great interest in this move.
Mr. Lanham paid high tribute to
Judge Henry of this city, and read
from his (Henry's) speech recently de-
livered at Dallas.
This movement is not confined to
Texas but is spreading all over the
United States. There is an earnest
effort throughout TO suppress the
traffic, aud it viii be suppressed. The
fiat of the people has gone forth, and
it will not be long before both of the
great political parties will be com.
PEELED to put prohibition planks in
their platforms. As matter of policy
it is best for Texas. My blood has
been made to boil in the east by such
remarks as that Texas was the home
of the desperadoes, and cut Threats
and now is Texas opportunity. The
adoption ofthis amendment will bring
upon thousands of virtuous
and thrifty people to tho state, mill
ions in money, and altogether do Texas
more good than any other
possible influence. [Applause] The
speaker closed his able and eloquent
speech in beautiful tribute to the
women Of Texas. He said that il was
most true that the hand that rocked
The cradle r;iled the world; and that
with their help we will rock every
saloon out of the Lone Star State on
the 4th of August. Prolonged APP
plause
Col. Crawford was called for, but dc.
clined to speak.
Rev. DIR. Briggs was loudly called,
aud upon introduction by Col. Craw
ford DR.. Briggs made very happy
speech and was frequently apDlauded.